Market turns upward at midday on strong commodity lift
New York stock market climbs after a damp morning as commodity strength lifts shares. Wheat support boosts indices with 1 to 3 point gains. U S Steel and several others advance while coppers stay firm. Inflation fears rise as dollar weakens, yet optimism grows over improving business in the last fortnight.
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New York
American Sugar
American Can
Allied Chemical
Consolidated Gas Case
Union Pacific
Western Union
U. 8S
Steel
U. 8. Steel Common
Woolorth
Goodyear
American Telephone
International Harvester
Kroger
U. S Smelting
Proctor and Gamble
Liggett and Myers
Corn Products
A. M. Byers
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Westinghouse
United Aircraft
Dupont
Wall Street
High Point Youth Draws Bye In Meet
In Chapel Hill on April 13 Dowd of Raleigh seeded second was eliminated in the first round of the state high school tournament. Favorites won other matches as Goodes of Burlington defeated Dowd, Hutchins of Winston-Salem beat Crane, Croon of Wilmington beat Cahoon, Ruth of Charlotte beat Beard, Goodman of Salisbury beat Barbour, Harrington of Washington beat Mills, while Armfield of High Point and Hamilton of Chapel Hill drew byes.
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Chapel Hill
Dowd
Raleigh
Goodes
Burlington
Hutchins
Winston-Salem
Crane
Hickory
Croon
Wilmington
Cahoon
Plymouth
Ruth
Charlotte
Beard
Durham
Goodman
Salisbury
Barbour
Goldsboro
Harrington
Washington
Mills
Henderson
Armfield
High Point
Hamilton
Juniors to Meet at Guilford Council Lodge
The Guilford Council No. 23 Jr. O U A M will meet Friday at 7 30 PM in the lodge hall at 110 East Washington street. R C Plummer will preside and Thomas C Godwin will lead the entertainment. The program features numbers by the Good Will quartet led by J W Saunders of this city.
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Guilford Council No. 23
Lodge
East Washington Street
R. C. Plummer
Thomas C. Godwin
Good Will Quartet
Good mop rage can be mate from men's discarded woolen sox
The readable fragment suggests repurposing discarded woolen socks into cleaning mops or long-standing rags. It presents a quirky idea rather than a formal news event or clear report.
Purification promotes health with Calotabs dosage
Physicians assert that thorough purification strengthens health. Take Calotabs weekly for several weeks to purify blood by activating liver kidneys stomach and bowels. Available in 10 cent and 35 cent packages at all dealers.
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Nature
Ady
Butter and Eggs Market Report From Chicago Apr 13
The Chicago market reports butter at 8 371 pounds easy creamery specials at 93 score 20-20 percent, extras 92 19 percent, extra firsts 90-91 19 percent, and standards 90 centralized carrots 19 percent. eggs at 25 148 steady with prices unchanged.
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Chicago
East Coast Snowstorm Paralyzes New England and New York
A heavy easterly storm buried sections of New England and New York under up to 28 inches of snow. Telegraph and telephone wires failed, trees and power lines fell, trains halted, and roads washed out. One death reported as William Ahern of New Britain, Conn. occurred in blizzard conditions. Schools closed for holiday. coastal tides rose. farmers feared damage as crops sprouted.
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Boston
New England
New York
William Ahern
New Britain
Conn
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Laconia
N. H
Rhode Island
Maine
Portland
North Chelmsford
Boston & Maine
Counterfeit Half Dollars Taced In Eastern North Carolina
Raleigh reports Henry A. Thomas a secret service operative says counterfeit silver half dollars circulated in Eastern North Carolina early this month. He warns the public to verify coins, noting the fakes are very good. Several suspects tied to the case face $5,000 bonds in Charlotte with trials planned in October across multiple towns.
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Raleigh
Henry A. Thomas
Secret Service
Charlotte
North Carolina
Thomas
Allen Rock
Milton Welton
Rufus Horton
Cotton futures close firm in New York trading
New York cotton closes firm with gains of 17 to 20 points. April futures rise to around 6.78, May near 6.74, July 6.74, October 7.16, December 7.30, while spot middling prices stay quiet around 6.50.
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New York
P.C
Jauly
Winston-Salem Delegation Joins Georgia Bicentennial
A Winston-Salem delegation will attend the Savannah celebration April 27 to 29 commemorating the Colony of Georgia’s founding. They will present Savannah with a monument honoring Moravian veterans in the colony.
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Winston-Salem
Savannah
Colony of
Georgia
Humpty Dumpty Falls From Power in King John Era
A real baron named Humpty Dumpty loses influence during the reign of King John, tumbled from power amid royal politics and court reshuffles.
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Humpty Dumpty
King John
Government proves silk substitute from cane waste
Government scientists have created a high grade artificial silk for stockings by treating sugar cane waste with nitric acid, signaling a potential material breakthrough. The process yields a strong fiber that could expand textile options and reduce reliance on traditional silks.
Many Actors Abandoned Careers in Other Lines
Hollywood drama writers note many actors found success after leaving prior careers. Fredric March quit banking after a ruptured appendix and a six week recovery to pursue acting. John Cabot Lodge left law for the stage and never returned to it. Gail Patrick, a Howard College law graduate, planned to practice but chose screen work. Walter Huston switched from engineering and electrical work to acting after early years in music and Broadway. George Barbier studied ministry before acting, and Charles Laughton and Herbert Marshall left bookselling and bookkeeping for the stage. Charles Bickford Ken Maynard Randolph Scott also changed careers from civil engineering to acting.
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Dan Thomas
Hollywood
Fredric March
March
John Cabot Lodge
New York City
Gail Patrick
Howard College
Birmingham
Walter Huston
University of Toronto
Nevada City
Broadway
George Barbier
Crozier Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
Charles Laughton
London
Laughton
Herbert Marshall
Suit Filed Over Materials Lien and Deed Conveyance
Frank Alman files suit in municipal court against Gretchen Leon Roberts W Hayworth and Mrs Alberta Snyder seeking a materials lien against Roberts and Hayworth and a $350 judgment against Snyder to be cancelled upon conveyance of deed for property where Alman alleges his materials rest.
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Frank Alman
Gretchen Leon Roberts
W. ©. Hayworth
Alberta
Snyder
Sulons Approve Bank Measure
Raleigh April 13 The senate approved a merger of state banks to form a statewide commercial banking institution. The bill, previously passed by the house, allows banks not yet reopened after the President's bank holiday to merge if one third of depositors and one third of stockholders object to the merger. Senator Hill, opposed to the plan, called it remarkable yet supported by experienced men. He avoided a direct vote recommendation when asked by Senator Bailey.
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Raleigh
Senate
Hill
Durham
Bailey
Washington
Two British Engineers Face Soviet Court
Soviet court confronts two British engineers as prosecutor questions Thornton on alleged spying. Thornton denies collecting intelligence beyond machinery operations. admits paying 3000 rubles for current expenses to a Russian agent provocateur named Dolgov. MacDonald counters that systematic information collection occurred in the company.
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Thornton
MacDonald
House Debates Extend as labor on amendment delays vote
The House refused to review a bill as an hour was spent on an amendment and debate time. The Senate reversed yesterday on the Dunagan bill enabling a state fund for workers compensation writing and killed it by one vote. Three local removals bills were changed to Mecklenburg county scope and returned. A state building code council bill passed the Senate and went to the House. A beer legislation committee met but gave no final decision amid many protests and requests. Davidson College beer sale ban bill introduced in Senate.
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Justices of the Peace
Mecklenburg County
House
State Building Code Council
Joint
Legislative Suw
Davidson College
Respected Colored Woman Martha Bright Dies in High Point
Martha Bright, respected colored woman born in Charlotte about 52 years ago, died at home 609 Wade Street at 7:30 a.m. She lived in High Point since 1914 and is mourned by husband Rev N F Bright and brother James Nela of Bridgeport, Mass. Funeral at Beulah Tabernacle on Fairview Street tomorrow at 2 p.m., Rev EB Hairston officiating, burial in Green Hill cemetery.
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Martha Bright
Wade Street
Charlotte
High Point
Rev
N. F. Bright
James
Nela
Bridgeport
Mass
Beulah Tabernacle
Fairview Street
EB. H. Hairston
Green Hill Cemetery
Federal home loan associations proposed to aid homeowners
The legislation outlines creation of federally chartered home loan associations to offer cash advances up to 80 percent of home value and secured mortgage loans. They would join federal home loan banks, receive treasury capital up to 100000, retire government holdings after five years, and repeal direct lending by federal home loan banks to homeowners.
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Savings and Loan Associations
Home Loan Board
United States
Federal Home Loan Bank
Treasury
Home Loan Bank
Home Loan Banks
Redding says liability limited to 9000 on bank stock
Rosa W. Redding executrix of J. P. Redding deceased answers the $22500 suit by John D. Biggs receiver for Commercial National bank. She claims estate liability covers only 90 shares or 9000 dollars and that the assessment lacks proper basis. The filing notes assets exceeding obligations by two million but most assets pledged with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and National Credit company as four to one and that the receiver's account rests on assets in his hands.
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Enterprise Greensboro
Rosa W. Redding
High Point Executrix
J. P. Redding
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
Redding
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
National Credit Company
Garden hints for hedge lines and flowering beds
Practical advice on fencing with hedges to create separate unit impressions, choosing Sweet Sultans for cut flowers, cultivating Vista through color edges, staking Delphiniums, cautious fertilizer use, early rose buds for long-lasting cut flowers, pansy blooming strategies, Poppy Seed sowing with sand, and proper shallow cultivation to control weeds.
Legal Alcoholics First Invasion In South In Years
Louisiana becomes an oasis as 3.2 percent beer arrives at noon ending a 13 year drought. New Orleans dispenses hundreds of cases via trains and trucks to inland towns and border cities with Texas Arkansas and Mississippi visitors expected. Breweries rush beer to retailers at stroke of twelve.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Deep South
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Qfileans Breweries
Aged Colored Woman Emeline Lindsay Dies in City
Emeline Lindsay, 89 year old colored resident of this city for four years, died early today at her daughter's home 108 North Street after a period of ill health. She was a native of Richmond county. Funeral services will be held Friday at four in the afternoon from the home conducted by Rev. H. L. Ashe assisted by Rev. P. F. R. Mason.
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Emeline Lindsay
North Street
Richmond County
H. L. Ashe
PF. R. Mason
Police Court Postponed to Wednesday Morning
Police court will hold its next session Wednesday morning at nine o'clock. Officials announced the Tuesday session was moved due to Easter holiday observances. All jail and bond cases previously set for Monday or Tuesday will be rescheduled to the Wednesday session.
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Ihs
Robin Feeds On Earth Worms At Record Pace
A young robin hunted worms and consumed about 14 feet of earth worms in a single day, illustrating unexpected foraging vigor in early spring.
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